Mummers Parade Quotes & Sayings

There's always something to eat, if you're hungry enough. — Terry Pratchett

Nothing is more painful than to wander in the world without the one you love. — CLAMP

We cannot define. Nothing has ever been finally figured out, because there is nothing final to figure out — Charles Fort

The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable. — Gautama Buddha

I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging. — George W. Bush

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. — Gustav Mahler

You should never have to convince someone into loving you and wanting to be with you. You deserve to see someone who can easily see what's special in you. — Karen Salmansohn

But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books. — Edward Abbey

Like most children, I thought if I could face the worst danger voluntarily, and triumph, I would forever have power over it. — Maya Angelou

Stewart, with the help of his incredibly astute staff, was combining reporting with commentary, pointing a finger at stupidity and hollowness, and devising a creative hand grenade. All of it had political purpose and direction. It wasn't strictly ideological, although he's obviously left of center. And he was fearless, not in the sense that anybody was going to make him a political prisoner. But he punched up. He punched up, and the shots landed.

I don't think the world is any more absurd now than it's ever been, or more tragic, or more beautiful. But Jon took advantage of these new ways of seeing the world and took out his magic marker and drew circles around the idiocy. He set out to be a working comedian, and he ended up an invaluable patriot. He wants his country to be better, more decent, and to think harder.

~ DAVID REMNICK, editor in chief, the New Yorker — Chris Smith

What's life without risks? — Jennifer Britt